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Recent Examples of lotus-eater The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound. Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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Noun
  • Code the shareholders wished out before us like slugs in a... Conversion Karen Solie First impression of a hasty once-over.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And despite being a lefty, Smyly is a reverse-split guy, getting better numbers against righties than lefties — though he’s been strong against both this season, particularly limiting the slug against left-handed hitters.
    Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
Noun
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    Kimberley Snaith, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The announcement of the aid package also detailed Lithuania's plans to aid Ukraine in the year ahead with air defense, ammunition, drones, anti-drones.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But the wall’s rough texture is expected to encourage animals like coral, crustaceans and snails to attach to it.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • However, predators like sea stars and snails have evolved olfactory receptors specifically tuned to detect these compounds, turning the barnacles’ defensive mechanism into a homing beacon.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The number of active travelers over 60 is growing at a rapid pace as many seniors are shunning the perception of being couch potatoes.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • After all, there is a reason why people uninterested in physical activity are often dubbed couch potatoes.
    Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024

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“Lotus-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotus-eater. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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